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2006 Oakland Raiders Draft Preview

Here is the 2006 draft coverage from maddux sports for the
Oakland Raiders football team. You will be able to find our
preview and information related to the 2006 NFL draft including
team needs, weaknesses, and draft predictions for the Oakland
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2006 Oakland Raiders NFL Mock Draft Picks

Team Needs

Offensive Guard: Ron Stone is getting up there in age (35 in
July) and Brad Badger had a poor season in 05. Another option
Langston Walker is coming off of season ending surgery. Picking
up some younger players in the middle rounds is important.

Outside Linebacker: Oakland resigned unrestricted free agent
Grant Irons in the offseason and although Irons is not elite,
he very well could thrive as a defensive end. Either way an
upgrade for Irons is needed. Tyler Brayton did a poor job on
the weak side position when called upon and Sam Williams is
coming off season ending knee surgery.

Running Back: Lamont Jordan did a decent job coming over in
2005, but Jordan was always banged up and only averaged 3.7
ypc for the season. The other back on the roster Justin Vargas
is not the answer either.

Summary

All the projections out there have the Raiders selecting Texas
quarterback Vince Young with the 7th pick in the first round.
Oakland would be much better suited trying to move up 2 spots
to number 5 to try and snag Ohio State's AJ Hawk or moving down
and accumulating an additional pick or two so they can fill
the many holes from this 4-12 club.

In addition to the three team needs we pointed out above, you
can throw defensive tackle into the mix. Oakland released Ted
Washington who was picked up by the Browns, and in hindsight
probably a good move as Washington was up there in age, but
with Warren Sapp not the same player he was years ago and backups
Terdell Sands and Tommy Kelly not starter material, Oakland
needs a play maker to boost this woeful defense up.

With that being said, Al Davis likes offense and will probably
draft Vince Young and let the Raiders defense suffer once again
in 06.

For more information on the 2006 Oakland Raiders draft
visit their team website here.

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